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Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

All files about the Occupy Wall Street movement generated by undercover infiltrators or informants.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

The Division of State Police, a state-wide law enforcement agencymandated by law (Section 223, Executive Law) to prevent and detect crimeand to apprehend criminals, adheres to the principle of the right toprivacy for law-abiding people. The Division must balance the right ofcitizens to know how their government works with their right to personalprivacy. Great care is taken to ensure that records provided are exactlywhat was requested and are legally releasable.

Please be advised that this agency maintains only those recordsassociated with New York State Police arrests and investigations; itdoes not maintain records for any other police agencies, nor does itmaintain Criminal Histories or court dispositions. Refer to the FAQsection for details.

Requests for a copy of - or to inspect - New York State Police recordsmust be made in writing. Requests should describe the records soughtwith sufficient specificity to enable the Division to identify andlocate the appropriate records.

There are two laws governing public access to records:

1.New York State Public Officers Law Article 4 § 66-a governs access tocertain police investigative reports and records for interested/involvedparties. ◦A copy of the MV-104A Police Accident Report is requestedthrough the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV); the DMVwebsite is www.nysdmv.com ( http://www.nysdmv.com/ ).◦Copies of reports or records other than the MV-104A relevant toinvestigations by the State Police are maintained by this agency.

2.New York State Public Officers Law Article 6 § 87 (also known asFreedom of Information Law or FOIL) governs access by the public togovernment records and is based on the U.S. Freedom of Information Actof 1966; both the state and federal statutes were originally intendedfor the public exposure to how government works. To ensure privacy, theFreedom of Information Law in New York State exempts from disclosuresome information that if released could cause harm to individuals orentities. For more information about the FOI Law visit the Committee onOpen Government website hosted by the New York State Department ofState: http://www.dos.ny.gov/coog/.